Italian microcement surfaces · ISF Framework
Italian microcement is how the Framework creates seamless, concrete‑looking floors, stairs and walls in real homes and projects. Built around I‑BETON PLUS, it is a full Italian system designed to go over tiles, screeds and slabs — so you get the calm look of cast concrete in just a few millimetres, without ripping everything out.
Behind the finished surface are primers, mesh and layered resin–mineral bodies. It behaves like a small piece of engineering, not a one‑tin “microcement kit” rolled over whatever is there.
Italian microcement floors, stairs and walls so rooms read as one concrete volume in the London Studio.
SEAMLESS CONCRETE LOOK · FLOORS, STAIRS, WALLS & FURNITURE · MICRO‑THIN ITALIAN SYSTEM HELD INSIDE THE ISF FRAMEWORK
Italian microcement lets us create continuous concrete‑style surfaces in homes, apartments, hotels and retail spaces — without pouring thick concrete slabs. Built around I‑BETON PLUS, it is designed for real projects: over existing tiles and new screeds, with underfloor heating, stairs and walls all handled in one system.
For homeowners that means calm, grout‑free rooms that are easy to live with. For developers, hotel and restaurant owners, retail clients and designers, it means a surface that can be drawn, priced and repeated from one project to the next.
The most common use of Italian microcement is to run one continuous surface through entrances, kitchens, living spaces and stair cores, so the house or project feels edited and calm instead of chopped up by different materials.
In homes, I‑BETON PLUS usually links the front door, kitchen and living areas, with stair flights and landings treated as simple concrete blocks. Underfoot it feels warm with underfloor heating, is easy to clean and doesn’t have grout lines collecting dirt.
Ideal for open‑plan spaces and extensions where you want the new area to feel like part of one whole rather than an add‑on.
For developers and hospitality projects, continuous microcement floors keep lobbies, bar routes and lift cores quiet and robust. The material can be set once in the specification and then repeated across multiple units, floors or sites.
Lighting, furniture and joinery can change from project to project, while the concrete field stays controlled and familiar for maintenance teams.
The same Italian microcement body can climb walls and soffits or wrap islands, benches and fireplace blocks, so they feel cast in place rather than added afterwards.
One concrete wall can anchor a living space; a wrapped kitchen island or hearth block can feel like part of the architecture rather than a separate piece of furniture. Colours and movement are set in the Studio so the space stays calm, not shouty.
In retail and gallery‑style projects, microcement wraps plinths, counters and niches so product and artwork sit against a quiet, crafted background. Bars and reception desks can be treated as single concrete objects, even when built from timber or board on site.
Designers get a consistent concrete language to work with; clients get durable surfaces that still feel refined.
Italian microcement is a stacked system. The visible concrete look is the last decision, not the first. Underneath are layers designed to grip the existing floor, tie tiles together, control movement and seal the surface for everyday life.
Every project starts with a survey: tiles, screeds, slabs or boards are checked for movement, hollows and moisture before we talk colour.
Simplified build‑up
Four steps most projects follow
Most projects fall into three simple situations: going over existing tiles, working with new screeds and underfloor heating, or upgrading existing slabs and board systems. The system is never used to hide structural problems — if the base is wrong, we fix that or recommend a different approach.
Typical snapshot
If you are a designer, contractor or installer needing full technical build‑ups, see the material in Resources & technical documents at the bottom of this page.
The system works best when it is one of a small number of materials carrying the scheme — edited alongside plaster, timber, stone, metal and Waterproof Artistic Walls, rather than covering every surface in sight.
Open‑plan living, kitchen and hallway floors; stair flights and landings; fireplace blocks and selected walls. Micro‑thin concrete that works with underfloor heating and sits quietly next to plaster, timber, silk and suede without making the whole house feel like a car park.
Reception floors, bar routes, boutiques and gallery‑like spaces where you need a robust, easy‑to‑clean surface that still feels refined. Concrete fields on the floor can be paired with metal or texture families higher up the wall for depth without visual noise.
Floors and walls leading into Waterproof Artistic Walls bathrooms and spa spaces. One concrete language, two bodies: I‑BETON PLUS for dry and splash areas, E‑VOLUTION PLUS for direct‑water zones — so the bathroom looks continuous while each surface is doing the right technical job.
At the heart of this category is I‑BETON PLUS — the Italian microcement system used throughout this page. It is engineered as a multi‑layer resin–mineral build for floors, stairs and walls, not a single decorative coat and a sealer.
Continuous concrete is the aim: surfaces that read as calm, cast concrete but sit at just a few millimetres thick over a prepared base, so levels, thresholds and doors still work.
Each installation is a small stack of engineered layers, not just a grey paint:
This is why we treat “microcement” as a system inside the Framework, not as a quick grey coating.
Typical total build is only a few millimetres over a prepared base, so you can keep existing levels, thresholds and doors while changing how the space feels underfoot and in the hand.
The same body runs through the ISF Framework: specified in the Studio, taught in the Academy and delivered by Approved Installers, so the concrete surface you sign off is the one that appears on site.
The same Italian Microcement System runs through manufacturer chemistry, London Studio decisions, ISF Academy training and the Installer Network. For a homeowner that means one chain of responsibility; for a specifier it means the same logic from first sketch to final snag.
I‑BETON PLUS and the associated bodies, meshes and top coats are developed and tested in Italy — resin–mineral technology tuned for micro‑thin concrete readings on real floors, stairs and walls.
In the London Studio the system is scaled up on full panels, floors and stair mock‑ups so you can judge colour, movement, slip and junction details under project‑like lighting before it appears in drawings or on site.
The build‑ups are broken into repeatable passes — substrate survey, mesh strategy, body application, edging and top‑coat selection — turning “nice concrete floor” into a set of skills that can be taught, tested and improved.
Projects are delivered by ISF Approved Installers whose portfolios show floors, stairs and volumes in this system, with feedback loops between site, Studio, Academy and manufacturer so each project informs the next.
Italian chemistry, London Studio, ISF Academy, Installer Network — one chain between the microcement body and how it feels under your feet and hands every day.
For installers, specifiers and clients who need deeper technical detail, these resources expand on substrates, build‑ups, cleaning and maintenance for the Italian Microcement / I‑BETON PLUS system.
Microcement only really makes sense when it is tied to real rooms — to drawings, screeds, substrates, light and how you live or work in the space. In the London Studio you can see I‑BETON PLUS at full scale on floors, stairs, walls and blocks, and leave with a buildable specification rather than a guess from a small sample.
Bring plans, photos and any reference images — from Pinterest saves to architect drawings. We’ll look at what you have now, where you want seamless concrete, how it meets bathrooms and other finishes in the Framework, and then recommend where I‑BETON PLUS belongs — and where a different body or finish family should take over.
For installers and specifiers wanting training and progression on this system, start with the ISF Academy overview, the Installer Network, and the resources on this page.